Commercial

UK Agricultural Finance joins Alternative Business Funding platform

UK Agricultural Finance (‘UKAF’), an SME lender for the rural and agricultural sector, has...

Aldermore makes specialist finance hires for North of England

Aldermore has made two new appointments to its specialist finance team in support of...

Funding 365 introduces three-year deals

Funding 365 has launched two innovative three-year loan products, aimed at borrowers looking for...

New board elected for ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced a new board of directors...

Developers need to plan for more than one exit

Oblix Capital has warned developers to consider more than one exit strategy for their...

Investec provides £25m redevelopment loan

Investec Structured Property Finance has provided James Taylor Homes with a £25 million term...

SMEs worried about rising costs and Brexit

Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) across the country are most concerned about the...

Shawbrook provides £11.5m permitted development bridge

Shawbrook’s commercial mortgages team has delivered a 24-month long permitted development bridging loan within...

Barclays unveils £100k SME lending facility

Barclays has launched £100,000 unsecured lending for SMEs on its app and online banking...

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL provides £8m facility

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL has delivered a flexible £8m receivables finance facility to support the...

SMEs still have ambitious growth plans this summer

UK SMEs plan to increase their borrowing to capitalise on summer spending, according to...

Signature appoints relationship manager for London and the South

Signature Private Finance has announced the appointment of relationship manager, Andy Neocleous. Neocleous (pictured) will...

A quarter of SMEs would shut instantly on key person death

26% of UK small businesses would have to shit immediately if a key person...

Just Mortgages partners with Fiducia to offer commercial advice

Following a partnership with commercial broker Fiducia, five brokers in Just Mortgages’ self-employed division...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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Gen H expands into Scotland with affordability-led income booster

Residential mortgage lender Gen H has launched in Scotland, extending its lending proposition north...

Landlord optimism rises as confidence returns to the private rented sector

New research suggests sentiment among landlords has improved sharply over the past year, despite...

Mortgage Brain continues hub rollout with Mortgage Force and Affinity onboarding

Mortgage Brain has completed the onboarding of Mortgage Force and Affinity Group onto its...

Together expands intermediary sales team with two senior appointments

Together has strengthened its intermediary division with the appointment of two experienced industry figures,...

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